Missy Schwen Ryan

All-round athlete at South, introduced to rowing while at Georgetown, within 2 years was a national champion and Olympian … City’s only 2-time Olympic medalist: pairs rowing: silver ’96 (highest finish ever by Americans in event, edged out of gold by inches); bronze 2000 … weeks after ’96 Olympics, donated kidney to stricken brother in major surgery, regained top form in time to make 2000 team … inducted National Rowing Hall of Fame 2010.